API 15-159-02530Plugged & abandonedOil well
Miner 7
Oil well in Rice County, Kansas · operated by Pioneer Exploration
Spud date
Aug 14, 1954
Drilling began
Completion
Sep 9, 1954
Plug date
Apr 16, 2002
Total depth
3,280 ft
As published by the state
Registry record
- API #
- 15-159-02530
- Status
- Plugged & abandoned(state code: OIL-P&A / PLUGGED AND ABANDONED)
- Type
- Oil(OIL-P&A)
- Field
- Chase-Silica
- County
- Rice
- Coordinates
- 38.36119, -98.39090
- State record #
- 1001281233
Operator
- Wells operated
- 239
- Active
- 82
- States
- CA, CO, IL, KS, KY, LA, MI, MT, OK, WY
- As filed
- Pioneer Exploration, LLC
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| Well | API # | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lipp 2 | 15-159-30088 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | Lackey, Donna |
| Fair 'B' 1-10 | 15-185-23087 | Active | Oil | F. G. Holl Company L.L.C. |
| Read 1 | 15-159-19374 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Lipp 2 | 15-159-19189 | Active | Injection | Manning, Gregory |
| Read 1 | 15-159-73666 | Plugged & abandoned | Oil | — |
| Sleeper 1 | 15-159-30195 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | — |
Dataset updated . Source: Kansas oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.